I ripped this ad out of a
Reader's Digest a long time ago, so I don't have the exact issue attribution. Other sources on the web claim 1960.
In any case, this is a fine example of the category of subliminal ad known technically as "You can put the liquid from your long thick bottle into my melting ice cream anytime, honey!"
Here's a fascinating version for what was then perceived as
a different market.
Lonely Little Teacup. from Linnea Sterte on Vimeo.
No sexual metaphors here, just move along now.
1) Sexy innuendo.
2) Bad pun.
3) Topical.
4) Privileges career of minor starlet over thousands of dead civilians in Japan.
A triumph of the press agent's art!
Original article here.
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Sexuality, Junk Food, 1960's, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink